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Heart skipping beats

sc523
sc523

Has anyone else experienced a feeling that your heart sometimes skips a beat? Occasionally I will feel like my heart stops for a split second and then immediately turns into a panic attack? Sometimes this happens when I am not feeling anxious.  Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and whether anxiety can cause this

ML_1510
ML_1510
Hi sc523 yes it happens all the time to me. It’s pretty common actually specially during a panic attack.
arfie
arfie
Yes, I get this, along with a host of other heart antics. Several med/psych pros have assured me those heart antics are stress/anxiety related. Since I have accepted that as a simple fact, my heart's rhythm is often my first indicator that my anxiety is escalating. Plying anxiety management tools at the first heart palpitation can prevent the anxiety from escalating further.

Gentle support while you figure what ^it^ is in your own case, SC.
Scott44
Scott44
Yes I've also experienced this. It makes falling asleep difficult, as soon as I start to doze off, my heart will start racing with skipped beats.
sc523
sc523
Yes it’s usually the start of my anxiety as well I’ll be feeling fine then notice my heart doing weird things then I’m in full panic mode
giddy12
giddy12
That is 100 percent what happens to me. I can be having fun, relaxing, and simply just being a normal person doing something normal and my heart will flutter/skip a beat and it puts me in full blown panic mode. I have had an echo done on my heart, multiple x-rays, blood tests, they find nothing wrong with my heart.

I have found out recently that a friend has these same sensations from time to time but this friend also does not have anxiety or panic disorders and can just go on about their day and not give it a second thought. ( wouldn't that be nice)

Just curious do you smoke or drink coffee/pop?
sc523
sc523
I do smoke
giddy12
giddy12
It could just be a side affect of the nicotine in your system. I'm a smoker as well and when I went to the hear specialist he told me "I bet if you quit smoking you wouldn't even have these sensations anymore"

Just a thought I still haven't been able to quit myself but one hurdle at a time.
sc523
sc523
Definitely a possibility
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